Biographical Sketch of Bartholomew LONGSTRETH (1679-1749); Chester County, PA

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Bartholomew Longstreth, b. Longstreth Dale, Deanery of Craven, Yorkshire,
England, 8-24-1679, came to Pennsylvania in 1699, bringing a certificate 
from Settle Monthly Meeting, dated 1-1-1698-9, and signed by twenty Friends,
certifying that he was "clear from any engagements or entanglements with 
any person on the account of marriage, so that so far as we know if he 
hereafter be concerned in order to marry, this may certifie our friends that 
may be therein concerned accordingly that as he hath been of a pretty good 
behavior since the time that he hath frequented our meetings, so his removing 
is with ours as also with his father's consent and approbation," &c. After 
his arrival he worked as a laborer until he had laid up about Lb.400. Half 
of this he ventured on a trading voyage to Tortola, in the West Indies, but 
his shipment was lost at sea and upon his arrival there by another vessel he 
was taken sick and narrowly escaped with his life.

Returning to Pennsylvania he resumed work as a laborer, and after a time 
purchased 500 acres of land in Warminster township,to which he made additions 
by subsequent purchases, and at the time of his death left an estate of more 
than 1000 acres beside money at interest. He m. 11-29-1727, at Horsham Meeting,
Ann Dawson (see p. 76), by whom he had children, Sarah, John, Daniel, Jane,
Jane 2nd, Ann, John 2nd, Elizabeth, Isaac, Joseph and Benjamin. He died 
suddenly, without previous illness, 6-8-1749, and was buried at Horsham Meeting.   
His widow m. 6-7-1753, Robert Tomkins, of Warrington township, Bucks County, 
but afterwards removed to Chester County (now Phoenixville), where her daughters 
Jane and Ann Coates resided.



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